Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-26
Maryland Items.

There will be three weddings in CoD,
Oridge to-day, two in the M. Z. Church
Isaac Baker, cOlored, was convicted
as Chestertown of manslaughter in
drowning colOred boy.
J. H. Bernard has suspended opera.
Glons at his cannery at Greensboroueb.
His pack this year will amount to half
million cans of tomatoes and peaches
The Chestertown water works has
proved a great success, and the de-
m9nd for water by the people has com
PEELED the company to enlarge the
work. UN0
Miss Alice HURT, daughter of James
W. HURT, of Lucust Grove. was mar
RED on last Wednesday at I1.3O A. NJ
to ii. Clay Deringer, of PhilliDsburo
"a formerly of Philadelphia. "
The house at Smithville. Caroline
county, lately occupied by Mrs. Wall
lace and family, who have been so
sSorely afflicted with diphtheria. has
heen ordered by the health officers an
praised and burned, in order to prevent
the spread of the disease.
The Chestertown straw board mill is
running "A hours a day, and is turning
out an average of 10 tons daily. The
mill, we learn, has orders now booked
mat Will keep it working uD to its full
capacity to January next to fill Il.
W. EIason IS building a new smoke
stake 100 feet high and with larger
1ume than the old Chesterto1Cn
Transcript.
4 Farmers Suicide.-Joseph Kubn
Pennsylvania farmer who about n
week ago removed to a farm recently
purchased by him near Greensborough.
committed suicide while in fit of in
sanity Monday morning, by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver
lie Is supposed to have been about so
years Of age and leaves a wife and two
children nearly grown.
The Salvation Army meetings at
Havre de Grace continue to attract
large crowds and it is proposed to es-
ta6lish a permanent Post " of the
Army at that place. Captain
stevens has charge of the meetings.
over one hundred persons have pro-
1essed conversion at the meetings.
Sixty-three of this number have en-
tered as recruits of the Salvation ARMY
and the others have united with va
Ilous churches.-CeciI Wing.
Robert GGrrett's Depdrture.-Robert
Garrett and party started from Balti-
more Sunday morning on their trip to
the Pacific coast and Mexico. They
go through to Chicago without stop
ping. An Associated Press dispatch
from Baltimore says: Just before the
train started, Sergeant-at-arms John
son, of the Philadelphia common coun-
ellis, had few words of conversation
with Mr.. Garrett. and those on the
platform were greatly surprised to hear
the ex-president of the B. & 0. railroad
say in a loud voice: The thieves.
they stole my telegraph He was
much excited and his friends hurried
him into the car, but just before the
start he called out to a friend: Don't
let Jay Gould capture Maryland before
l get back" The heads of the various
departments of the Baltimore & Ohio |
railroad on Saturday attended a fare
well reception rendered them by Mr..
Garrett, at his country seat, near Balti- |
more. 1t is stated that he has aban-
doned his proposed plan to erect new
hotel, which was to have been the |
finest in Baltimore, and that he is |
likely to withdraw from several enter
prises with which his name has been
prominently connected.